3 year anniversary

Just because I consider this place and the people here family I would like to share

Today is the 3 year anniversary of me being 100% alcohol free. From July 11, 2017 to today I have not had a single drop

just for kicks when I woke up at 5:30 that day I thought I might just take a break and cut back so I started an event timer

Thanks to 2020 being a leap year I actually got an extra day

Considering just how much enjoyed my IPA I have saved a ton of potential mod money

anyway - not important to anyone else, but your family

Thank you all for your love and support - - - I know its not for everyone, but it was something I needed to do - - - love this place

Quote from Tripod

Ed, thanks for sharing. You have every right to be proud of your accomplishment! Stick with it! 👍

Quote from Funinthesun

35 years without one for me. I have no desire to go back there again and know full well that "just one" would stop there

yep - I agree, I like not drinking and no way do I have any desire to start again - - - - even one drink would feel like I threw away the last 3 years - and for what?

I will add that over my 66 years I have had some bad habits, smoking and many others among them, but one thing I have been very good at is quitting those habits and walking away from them - - - when I do things I tend to do them to excess. but I also am very good at sticking to my guns when I decide its time to stop

Anyway - thank you all again - your all gold to me

Quote from SlingLow

Change that number to 60 and you just described me. In my opinion, and it's just an opinion, a guy needs to own his behavior. If something becomes a problem, it's up to you to fix it. Not some self-help guru, celebrity or even a loved one. The key to this is conviction and conviction only comes from within. Good on ya Edward Neal for keeping yourself in order. Many don't.

Live long and prosper!

I agree the key to changing habits has to come from within - - if you dont really want to make the change you will never succeed - - outside pressure is rarely enough - - of course thats just my opinion - - if I dont truly want to make the change probably isnt going to happen - not long term at least

Quote from openair

Around 20 years ago, my wife strongly suggested that I quit smoking, or would it be too hard for me to quit. I told her that quitting was easy. I had done it numerous times. That's when I decided to do it for real.

Cold turkey. No gum, no "programs", no patches. Threw away what I had and quit.

Five or six years later, I had one. Had a coughing fit, and the taste lingered for hours. That was it. One in 20 years.

I quit smoking on January 2 1995 - - back then I was at 2 packs a day and a carton had gotten to $20 and that was just to much money that I could use for other things - mostly beer and readying this thread you all know how that worked out - -